Tennessee Adds Over 15,000 Jobs To The Economy In March
More Tennesseans Go Back To Work In March, Despite Slight Uptick In Unemployment Thursday, April 15, 2021
In March, Tennessee employers had the most people on their payrolls since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic one year ago. Despite the increase in job creation during the month, the state did experience a slight increase in overall unemployment.
According to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, unemployment increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 5 percent in March.
The new jobless rate continues to sit near pre-pandemic levels. Over the past year, Tennessee s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 4 percent in March 2020, to 5 percent this year.
Tennessee started 2021 with a decrease in unemployment across the state. According to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), Tennessee recorded a jobless rate of 5.1% in January 2021.The new seasonally adjusted rate represents a 0.5 of a percentage point drop from the December 2020 rate of 5.6%. The latest figure is just 1.4 percentage points higher than the statewide rate for January 2020, just months before the start of COVID-19’s impact on Te .
Tennessee Starts 2021 With Decrease In Unemployment Thursday, March 11, 2021
Tennessee started 2021 with a decrease in unemployment across the state. According to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Tennessee recorded a jobless rate of 5.1 percent in January.
The new seasonally adjusted rate represents a 0.5 of a percentage point drop from the December 2020 rate of 5.6 percent. The latest figure is just 1.4 percentage points higher than the statewide rate for January 2020, just months before the start of COVID-19’s impact on Tennessee’s economy.
Total nonfarm employment decreased by 2,100 jobs between December 2020 and January 2021. The largest decreases occurred in the leisure/hospitality sector, followed by the government and professional/business services sectors.
The latest jobless numbers show unemployment increased in each of Tennessee’s counties during December 2020, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). There were six counties with an unemployment rate of less than 5% in December, 88 counties had rates greater than or…
Rutherford County looks to be back in the mix for the top five count of Tennessee Counties with the lowest unemployment rate. Currently, Rutherford County falls in at number four on the list with an unemployment rate of 4.9%.Two additional counties are tied with Rutherford and holding at that 4.9% jobless rate. Cheatham and Wilson County both report a 4.9% unemployment rate.Despite the low rate of unemployment most of Middle Tennessee is seeing, the numbers are up slightly. Across the Volunteer .